Syrian Democratic Forces

The Syrian Democratic Forces was a coalition of the Free Syrian Army and People's Protection Units (YPG) Kurdish forces in the Syrian Civil War.

History
The Syrian Democratic Forces was officially established on 15 October 2015 in Hesice (Hasakah), Syria, consisting of the People's Protection Units (YPG), Women's Protection Units (YPG), Syriac Military Council (MFS), Senadid, Thuwwar Raqqa, Burkan al-Firat, and the Syrian Arab Coalition. The operations room was likely established to combat the Islamic State to the east, as the YPG had a truce with the Syrian Arab Republic in Hasakah.